Culdesac is building walkable urban fabric in Tempe with transportation freedom and local business density as design goals. Culdesac’s Tempe neighborhood is car-free year-round housing, not a traveling popup calendar. The product is a neighborhood residents can live in year-round. Culdesac Tempe is marketed as the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the United States.
The 17-acre district combines apartments, local retail, plazas, and paths next to a light rail station. Residents receive bundled mobility perks such as light-rail access and discounted rideshare options. On-site retailers span food, wellness, clothing, and neighborhood services. Phase-one openings in 2023 proved demand for car-free infill next to light rail in greater Phoenix.
By 2025 Culdesac reports more than three hundred residents and twenty on-site businesses operating in the Tempe district. View Floor Plans Schedule Tour Welcome To Culdesac Tempe First walkable community of its kind, embracing a culture of belonging, transportation freedom, and thriving local businesses. Culdesac courtyards, shared spaces, and events make it easy to build community.
As a resident, you'll receive unlimited free rides on the metro, free & discounted rideshare and ridehail, as well as Bird scooters just a moment away. You're just a quick stroll away from all your essentials at the corner market, a quick haircut, or a cozy dinner at Cocina Chiwas. Culdesac local community businesses provide goods and services for aesthetics, wellness, clothing, homemade goods, treats & accessories with even more coming soon.
Check out all of Culdesac's small businesses or come visit and meet them! It has 17 acres of apartments, local shops, plazas, and paths situated right next to a light rail station in Tempe, Arizona. May 2023 First Residents Phase one opens and initial residents move into the car-free community. 2025 Community Expansion Culdesac Tempe reaches over 350 residents and 21 local businesses with additional buildings, mature landscaping, and full amenities operational.
A car-free walkable neighborhood experiment focused on belonging and local commerce. Culdesac Tempe targets residents who want walkable daily life next to transit. The neighborhood bundles mobility benefits instead of on-site parking mandates.
Location
Culdesac Tempe is in Tempe, Arizona, adjacent to Valley Metro light rail.
The master plan emphasizes walkable courtyards and ground-floor retail.
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Amenities
- Car-free internal paths and shared courtyards
- Bundled light-rail and rideshare mobility perks
- Ground-floor retail including food, wellness, and services
- Community events in shared plazas
- Apartments designed without private garage requirements
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Devon Zuegel
@devonzuegel
Just got a tour of Culdesac Tempe and it was awesome. I caught myself daydreaming about living there while wandering the new neighborhood's paseos and courtyards-and I'd never even considered living in Arizona before!
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@christofspieler
Culdesac Tempe…it is genuinely well done and really makes it much easier to live a car-free life.
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@culdesac
A big reason so many Americans miss college is because it's the only time they've ever lived in a walkable community. That doesn't have to be the case. At Culdesac, we're showing that building walkable neighborhoods is possible in the U. S. again.
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@culdesac
When we pitched Culdesac 7 years ago, the real estate industry laughed us out of the room. Now, with over 300 residents and 20+ local businesses in the neighborhood, they want to use our model. Thank you to all who believed in us from the start. More big things coming soon! https://t.co/ju0FFyLkIZ
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